E.L. Harvey is a hauling company that handles trash, recycling, food waste, and construction and demolition debris. E.L. Harvey was a good candidate for depackaging equipment because they service numerous supermarkets and food manufacturers which dispose of packaged food products.

Because E.L. Harvey does not have a permit to process food and yard waste on site, they send their organics to anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, compost sites, and animal feed partners.

The machine used by E.L. Harvey is called the Scott Turbo Separator and can remove packaging from food whether it is plastic film, cardboard, or plastic containers. Glass cannot be processed in the separator because the final product can contain too much broken glass to be acceptable for composters and AD facilities. E.L. Harvey doesn’t recycle any of the packaging that goes through the separator currently because it is contaminated by food and would take too much time, energy, and water to clean.

RecyclingWorks assists businesses and institutions with recycling and food waste reduction through composting and food donation. To speak to a recycling expert, call our hotline: (888) 254-5525 or email us at info@recyclingworksma.com.